GuitarDistortedSolo
Owner of a Lonely Heart Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Yes
Yes · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1962 Fender Stratocaster with DiMarzio FS-1 bridge pickup
Pickups
DiMarzio FS-1 single-coil (bridge position)
Amp
Late-'70s Marshall 2203 JMP MKII 100-watt master volume head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1983, two Marshall heads (one dry, one processed with pitch shifting), Marshall 1960 4x12 cabinets with Celestion G12-65 speakers. All details specific to the studio recording of the solo section.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass4.5
Gain7.5
Reverb1
Treble6
Presence5
Effects Chain
- MXR Pitch Transposer · modulation
- Boss PS-6 Harmonist · modulation
- Boss DS-1 Distortion · distortion
- Compressor (model unknown) · compression
Guitar → Boss DS-1 Distortion → MXR Pitch Transposer (100% wet, split to second amp) → Marshall 2203 JMP MKII (one head dry, one head wet) → Marshall 1960 4x12 cabs
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Tone Character
- heavily saturated and compressed
- singing sustain
- cutting midrange
- tight, articulate pick attack
- harmonized lead lines
- dense and layered
- processed stereo image
- 80s studio sheen
- slightly scooped lows
- clear, present highs